Local News from Across the Rainy River District
Sandra Laronde, a member of Temagami First Nation in northern Ontario, is the 2025 recipient of the Lifetime Artistic Achievement in Dance honour from the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. Laronde is a director, producer, choreographer and author, and the executive and artistic director of Red Sky Performance, a company […]
THUNDER BAY — As curling fans across the country tuned in to watch the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they also saw an ad campaign promoting the city — and that meant a lot of exposure. “I think the estimates are in the millions, the tens of millions,” Jamie Taylor, CEO […]
Before their final home games against the Beaver Brae Broncos, the Fort Frances High School Muskies hockey teams honoured their grade 12 players who will be departing their teams after this season. Right, the Muskie girls honoured four departing seniors, from left, Danielle Schram, Avery Sinclair, Marissa Kenny, and Ophelia […]
destruction and a tragic loss of life. While Ukrainian forces have continued to show incredible resilience in the face of Russian aggression, the path to lasting and durable peace after the war is not clear. Russia and Ukraine must agree with, and have confidence in, the eventual peace agreement. Recently, […]
New hands are at the wheel of a cherished area business, and one of the owners said he’s hopeful that the business will continue to serve all of the district’s meat-eating needs. Tim Petermann and his business partner Rys Norman are the new owners of Rainy River Meats, an Emo […]
THUNDER BAY — Thunder Bay is near the top of a list of cities in Ontario that will suffer deep economic impacts from a trade war with the United States. A recent report ranked Thunder Bay the third most vulnerable city in the province to tariff impacts, Intergovernmental Affairs Committee chair couns. Kristen Oliver told council on Monday. […]
The Fort Frances Public Library Technology Centre (FFPLTC) is recovering following the discovery of “extensive” water damage in the building. According to a social media post made to the FFPLTC’s Facebook page, staff discovered the water damage to the library when they entered the building for regular business on Monday […]
Beleaguered Sunny Cove Camp is once more the subject of discussion as the town looks at alternative directions the property could be taken. At last night’s meeting of town council, Rainy Lake property returned to the agenda. Since its shutdown during the COVID-19 pandemic, which has extended after significant structural […]
The two-month Goods and Services Tax/Harmonized Sales Tax (GST/HST) break for groceries and holiday essentials that began on Dec. 14, 2024, came to an end on Feb. 16, requiring all registrants selling goods and services that qualified for the tax break to update their accounting and point-of-sale systems to resume […]
Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives have pledged to set up a $500-million critical mineral processing fund to invest in “strategically located” facilities to develop the province’s vast resources of lithium, graphite, zinc, cobalt and other key minerals and metals. The fund, a central economic plank in the party’s re-election platform released on Monday, is […]
KENORA – Anicinabe Park will continue to be run by a private contractor, city councillors decided last week. City administration had proposed putting management of the park near Wauzhushk Onigum Nation back in municipal hands, but the proposal had its critics at Tuesday’s council meeting. Coun. Graham Chaze was among […]
The Phragmites Working Group Lake Bernard has several suggestions for the next Ontario Government on how to better tackle invasive plant species. Spokesperson Marilee Koenderink says the Sundridge-area group — also known as Phrag Fighters — wants to see more adequate funding for agencies that take on non-native plants. This […]
